Who is your favourite satirist?

Aerich · 08-06-2004, 01:10 PM

I've shortened the list down to dead authors, whose works are now considered "literature." Pick your favourite, which may be the one that affects you the most or makes you laugh the most.

Xen · 08-06-2004, 02:36 PM

Mine is Cervantes.

Illumina Drathiran'ar · 08-06-2004, 04:17 PM

Senior year of high school, we read "A Modest Proposal" in class. Everyone else was either looking uncomfortable, looking disgusted, or looking squeamish. I was the only one laughing, because I got it. To this day I think it's great.

Melusine · 08-06-2004, 04:34 PM

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Originally posted by Xen:
Mine is Cervantes.

You've read Cervantes?

I loved A Modest Proposal but I can't believe no one in your class "got it", Illumina! Maybe they got it but failed to appreciate the humour?

I voted for Swift but I'm a big fan of Wilde's too. I think Swift is more of a satirist than Wilde though.

Illumina Drathiran'ar · 08-06-2004, 04:49 PM

They hadn't a clue. They thought he was serious. I couldn't believe they were so thick. My teacher eventually told them and THEN they got it. Granted, this teacher had a very dry sense of humor and more or less presented the piece as commentary on the troubles of the time... You know, like it was serious.

Xen · 08-06-2004, 04:52 PM

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Originally posted by Melusine:

quote:
Originally posted by Xen:
Mine is Cervantes.

You've read Cervantes?

[/QUOTE]Yes. Why are you surprised?

The Hierophant · 08-07-2004, 12:59 AM

Juvenal, all the way man!!! ...um, mainly because he's the only satirist on your list whose work I'm familiar with

Although my fav contemporary satirist would have to be Moore, he's awesome! [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

[ 08-07-2004, 01:00 AM: Message edited by: The Hierophant ]

Aerich · 08-07-2004, 04:42 AM

Kind of a double post there, Hierophant.

I purposely left off contemporary satirists because I wanted to quarantine the left-wing/right-wing accusations to the CE forum.

The satirists on the list are among the giants of English literature, except for Cervantes, who's Spanish (um, why did I feel like I had to point that out? ::raps self on head: [img]smile.gif[/img] . You've been paying a little more attention to your Latin, I take it?

Yes, I know you were kidding.

Melusine · 08-07-2004, 05:18 AM

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Originally posted by Xen:
Yes. Why are you surprised?

Well, this isn't the first time you surprise me, to be honest! I've never seen you make a post that had more substantial info than a one-liner or a short reply and then I find out you read all these great books. And I just think it's a pity you never discuss them at more length. There aren't *that* many people here who read the same books as I do and I'd love to hear your opinion about them (preferably more than a single sentence long

).

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Originally posted by Illumina Drathiran'ar:
They hadn't a clue. They thought he was serious. I couldn't believe they were so thick. My teacher eventually told them and THEN they got it. Granted, this teacher had a very dry sense of humor and more or less presented the piece as commentary on the troubles of the time... You know, like it was serious.

Well, I can imagine that for a bit if they had no clue about Swift and his reputation, but then I cannot imagine them not knowing who Swift was.

In my class, most people perhaps noticed the satire, but felt it was overshadowed by the "grossness" of the proposal. Doh, isn't that the point? [img]graemlins/idontagreeatall.gif[/img]

[ 08-07-2004, 05:21 AM: Message edited by: Melusine ]

The Hierophant · 08-07-2004, 05:20 AM

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Originally posted by Aerich:
Kind of a double post there, Hierophant.

Kind of a double post? It was a full-on, unadulterated, no-holds-barred double post. I hadn't noticed it, cheers for pointing it out. All fixed. [img]smile.gif[/img]

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You've been paying a little more attention to your Latin, I take it?

Yeah, Classics made me do it, for better or worse.... [img]smile.gif[/img]

View Poll Results: Who is your favourite literary satirist?
Juvenal (the first known satirist)	2	14.29%
Jonathan Swift (Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal)	7	50.00%
Mark Twain (Conneticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court)	1	7.14%
Oscar Wilde (Dorian Gray, Importance of Being Earnest)	2	14.29%
Cervantes (Don Quixote)	1	7.14%
Other	1	7.14%
Voters: 14. You may not vote on this poll

08-06-2004, 01:10 PM	#1
Aerich Lord Ao Join Date: May 27, 2004 Location: Canada Age: 43 Posts: 2,061	I've shortened the list down to dead authors, whose works are now considered "literature." Pick your favourite, which may be the one that affects you the most or makes you laugh the most. __________________ Where there is a great deal of free speech, there is always a certain amount of foolish speech. - Winston S. Churchill

08-06-2004, 04:17 PM	#3
Illumina Drathiran'ar Apophis Join Date: July 10, 2002 Location: I can see the Manhattan skyline from my window. Age: 39 Posts: 4,673	Senior year of high school, we read "A Modest Proposal" in class. Everyone else was either looking uncomfortable, looking disgusted, or looking squeamish. I was the only one laughing, because I got it. To this day I think it's great. __________________ http://cavestory.org PLAY THIS GAME. Seriously. http://xkcd.com/386/ http://www.xkcd.com/406/ My heart is like my coffee. Black, bitter, icy, and with a straw.

08-06-2004, 04:49 PM	#5
Illumina Drathiran'ar Apophis Join Date: July 10, 2002 Location: I can see the Manhattan skyline from my window. Age: 39 Posts: 4,673	They hadn't a clue. They thought he was serious. I couldn't believe they were so thick. My teacher eventually told them and THEN they got it. Granted, this teacher had a very dry sense of humor and more or less presented the piece as commentary on the troubles of the time... You know, like it was serious. __________________ http://cavestory.org PLAY THIS GAME. Seriously. http://xkcd.com/386/ http://www.xkcd.com/406/ My heart is like my coffee. Black, bitter, icy, and with a straw.

08-07-2004, 12:59 AM	#7
The Hierophant Thoth - Egyptian God of Wisdom Join Date: May 10, 2002 Location: Dunedin, New Zealand. Age: 43 Posts: 2,860	Juvenal, all the way man!!! ...um, mainly because he's the only satirist on your list whose work I'm familiar with Although my fav contemporary satirist would have to be Moore, he's awesome! [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] [ 08-07-2004, 01:00 AM: Message edited by: The Hierophant ] __________________ [img]\"hosted/Hierophant.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /><br />Strewth!

08-06-2004, 02:36 PM	#2
Xen Symbol of Moradin Join Date: June 5, 2002 Location: Slovenia,Ljubljana Age: 37 Posts: 8,554	Mine is Cervantes.

08-07-2004, 04:42 AM	#8
Aerich Lord Ao Join Date: May 27, 2004 Location: Canada Age: 43 Posts: 2,061	Kind of a double post there, Hierophant. I purposely left off contemporary satirists because I wanted to quarantine the left-wing/right-wing accusations to the CE forum. The satirists on the list are among the giants of English literature, except for Cervantes, who's Spanish (um, why did I feel like I had to point that out? ::raps self on head: [img]smile.gif[/img] . You've been paying a little more attention to your Latin, I take it? Yes, I know you were kidding. __________________ Where there is a great deal of free speech, there is always a certain amount of foolish speech. - Winston S. Churchill

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